php remove nested array code example

Example 1: php remove duplicates from array

<?php
$fruits_list = array('Orange',  'Apple', ' Banana', 'Cherry', ' Banana');
$result = array_unique($fruits_list);
print_r($result);
?>
  
Output:

Array ( [0] => Orange [1] => Apple [2] => Banana [3] => Cherry )

Example 2: php remove empty values from array

// One liner to remove empty ("" empty string) elements from your array.
// Note: This code deliberately keeps null, 0 and false elements.
$array = array_filter($array, function($a) {return $a !== "";});

// OR if you want to trim your array elements first:
// Note: This code also removes null and false elements.
$array = array_filter($array, function($a) {
    return trim($a) !== "";
});